Format: nLength: 8Fixed length
DE 10

Conversion Rate, Cardholder Billing

Data element
10
Format
n
Length
8
Encoding type
fixed
Bitmap
Primary

What it is

Rate converting DE 4 into the cardholder billing amount (DE 6). First digit is the decimal-shift exponent.

Example values

61234567Rate 1.234567 (leading 6 shifts the decimal six places).

Specification reference

Defined in ISO 8583:1987 (base). Card networks publish their own dialect tables (Visa BASE I / V.I.P., Mastercard CIS) that refine formats, lengths, and — for private-use elements — the entire layout. Always confirm against the interface specification you implement.

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